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Painting Services in Houston, Sugar Land, Missouri City and the Surrounding Area

Whether you need an exterior painting contractor to show up in 24 hours to paint your brick house or just curious about the process of interior house painting. The Proud Paintbrush is raising the bar for house painting companies by demonstrating our knowledge and expertise in a wide variety of painting services to choose from.

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Here is a Quick Way To Understand Paint Sheens

Choosing the perfect paint color marks just the beginning of a space transformation journey. The finish, or sheen, of your paint is equally vital for both functionality and aesthetics. From matte to glossy, each sheen offers unique characteristics that can elevate or detract from a room's overall vibe. In this comprehensive guide, we'll delve into various paint sheens, their functions, and where they best fit in your home.

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9 Keys To A Perfect Accent Wall

Introduction: Your home is a canvas waiting to be adorned with colors and styles that reflect your personality and create a harmonious atmosphere. One effective way to achieve this is by incorporating accent walls and feature walls into your interior design. These focal points not only add visual interest but also serve as a means of expressing your individuality. In this guide, we'll explore the art of selecting the perfect colors and styles for accent walls, helping you transform your living space into a personalized sanctuary.

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Balance Warm and Cool Tones With This Cool Trick

Selecting the perfect color palette when painting your house is pivotal for creating an ambiance that resonates with your lifestyle. Warm and cool tones offer distinct atmospheres, each contributing to the overall mood of your home. In this article, we'll explore the dynamics of warm and cool interior paint colors and provide insights on how to integrate them seamlessly into your home decor.

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Unlocking the 5 Color Psychology Secrets

Colors evoke specific emotions and reactions in individuals, making them a powerful tool for creating the desired atmosphere in a room. Here are some general associations with common colors:

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The Key To Jaw-Dropping Cabinets!

Embarking on a journey of cabinet refinishing in Sugar Land, Texas, entails attention to detail and a commitment to achieving a polished and sophisticated look. In this blog post, we'll explore the transformative process of using Aqua Coat to fill in wood grains, emphasizing the importance of this step in creating cabinets that not only look smooth and clean but also align with the latest trends in Sugar Land cabinet refinishing.

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Stucco Versus Brick: Everything You Need To Know

As a reputable painting company serving Sugar Land, we understand the importance of selecting the right siding for your home. Stucco and brick are two popular choices, each offering unique qualities. In this blog, we'll provide a comprehensive look at the pros and cons of stucco and brick siding from our perspective, helping you make an informed decision for your home's exterior.

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How To Hurricane Proof Your Exterior

Painting your house isn’t just about aesthetics. Painting your house is part of proper home maintenance and protecting the investment you have made in your home. The Houston sun and storms can provide quite the beating on your home’s exterior. Here are the products, colors, application methods and techniques we use to ensure your home is protected.

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The Ultimate Guide For When To Paint

If Not Now When?

Confused on when to paint? Different rooms need different amounts of attention over different periods of time depending on foot traffic and use. Here is the ultimate guide for when to paint which room from a professional company specializing in interior painting services.

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10 Things I Learned Our Clients Value In 2023

I am a firm believer that by listening to what our customers view as important we can ensure we are focused on what is important to them and focus 2024 on exactly that. Here is what we have learned about our customers needs based off of these 10 keywords.

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The Ultimate Guide To Price

“I won’t be the highest quote you get and I won’t be the lowest quote you get.” This is something I find myself saying pretty often when talking to customers. Sure enough when I followed up with Mary she had received quotes that were $2000 higher than my estimate and $3000 lower than my estimate. “How is that even possible?” she asked, wondering how complicated could pricing a house possibly be. This is a question I get all of the time and I’m going to finally attempt to answer this question in this blog.

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This Is Why You Can’t Trust Your Painting Contractor

It’s an experience everyone has had where the deal was made, the contractor did the work and something goes wrong. Now all of a sudden the contractor is hard to get a hold of, wants more money or begins to make excuses.

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5 Reasons Why Your Paint Touch Ups Look Off

It is only inevitable for your walls to get scuffed and scratched over time and become ready for touch ups. Whether you are trying to make your home look brand new to sell or just want to freshen things up, here is our process as professional painters for doing touch ups.

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Here’s A Quick Way To Sell Your House For $5,000 More

When it is time to sell your house the easiest and most cost effective way to prepare your house is to paint it. A recent study shows 65% of realtors recommend giving your homes interior and fresh coat of paint to make the house more appealing.

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6 Secret Ingredients You Can Add To Your Paint

Although different paints are customized for different results a paint additive can be used to target a specific look or provide a specific function. Whether you are looking to make your application more professional, keep your home protected, or create a decorative look there is always a secret ingredient you can add to make your paint work better.

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LRV: The Secret Tool For Choosing Your Shade

Your eyes can be deceiving, when trying to determine whether one color is lighter than another it can be trickier than you think. Most local Houston painting companies are not going to go this extensive with you in understanding color but when taking the interior and exterior painting to the next level this information is essential.

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This Is Why Your Paint Failed

We have been using paint since the cave man days. As time has passed the technology to paint and coat surfaces has continued to evolve. So what is paint made of? How does it work? Why does paint look a little funny when rolled onto a surface and has not dried yet? What is a paint and primer combo?

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Why You Should Paint Your Stucco Before It’s Too Late

The benefits of a stucco house are endless, stucco is moisture and fire resistant, durable, budget friendly, customizable and attractive. There is just something about a stucco house that always looks great; however if not properly maintained a stucco house can become a headache that only grows and grows over time.

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Have A Professional Interior Paint Job You Can Be Proud Of

When professionally painting an entire interior of a house we have a system and protocol we follow to make sure everything is done in the most efficient manner so that everything comes out looking amazing. We understand that painting your homes interior can be intrusive and disruptive so our goal is to make our work as clean and as quick as possible while not skipping any steps and maintaining a professional paint finish for your entire house.

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Do You Make These Color Mistakes?

Your floor has an undertone, your granite has an undertone, even your dog has an undertone. Two colors that may look great next to each other on a swatch at Sherwin Williams may not reveal their undertone until you see them in the specific lighting of your house. If your painting your walls you need to take into consideration the other surfaces and their under tones before you decide your color.

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Spray or Brush: Everything You Need To Know

When painting your house there are two methods professional painters in Houston use to make sure your painting project comes out perfect. The first method is the traditional brush and roll method of painting where you cut the corners of your surface and then roll the rest. The other method is masking the unpainted surfaces and using an airless sprayer to apply the paint. Here is where and when we use a brush and roller as opposed to an airless sprayer whether its interior or exterior painting.

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Take Pride In Your Home

What does it mean to take P.R.I.D.E.?

Precision and attention to detail

Respect for the houses we work on, the home owners and each other

Innovate and introduce new ways to get the job done better and faster.

Dependable work from dependable people

Easy, simple and straightforward

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